Estonia Detains Record 16 Suspected Russian Agents amid Rising Tensions

Estonia’s Internal Security Service has reported a record-breaking year in countering espionage, detaining 16 individuals linked to Russian intelligence operations in 2025. The unprecedented wave of arrests underscores escalating attempts by Moscow to infiltrate and influence Estonia, even as Tallinn tightens its defenses against such activity. This is the single highest number of detentions recorded in the country’s ongoing efforts to disrupt foreign intelligence threats. According to officials